The Joker continues his jaunty walk up the stairs of the subway station. He is so chill, he even takes time to light a cigarette. Meanwhile, the police are running past him, oblivious to this clown-faced weirdo leaving the crime scene. Additionally, one of the running cops falls over as he pasts the Joker-clutching his leg in pain.

Love That Joker

The scene certainly gives more questions than answers. Like, what happened to that fallen cop? Did he trip? Does he have a bad leg? Or perhaps there is Joker-booby trap that sprang, injuring him. Also, the Joker smokes? This just begs the question of what the timeline before he meets Batman for the first time. By the time the Joker confronts an adult Batman, he could be potentially 60 years old AND riddled with lung cancer. He maybe fighting Batman out of an iron lung at that point!

Eric Lee hails from San Francisco, California and has been one of the biggest fans of Batman since he was 2 years old when his dad showed him Tim Burton's 'Batman' on a fuzzy VHS. Currently, Eric is an avid comic book reader and writer and illustrator working on his own graphic novel. You can see his doodles at meeleeart.com.